1996 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's +83 kg

The 1996 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from 3 May to 11 May. The women's competition in the +83 kilograms division was staged on 11 May.

Medalists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Snatch	Karoliina Lundahl (FIN)	107.5 kg	Wan Ni (CHN)	102.5 kg	Sylvie Iskin (FRA)	102.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Wan Ni (CHN)	137.5 kg	Chen Hsiao-lien (TPE)	130.0 kg	Karoliina Lundahl (FIN)	125.0 kg
Total	Wan Ni (CHN)	240.0 kg	Karoliina Lundahl (FIN)	232.5 kg	Chen Hsiao-lien (TPE)	227.5 kg

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.

World Record	Snatch	Wan Ni (CHN)	108.0 kg	Guangzhou, China	25 November 1995
	Clean & Jerk	Li Yajuan (CHN)	155.0 kg	Melbourne, Australia	20 November 1993
	Total	Li Yajuan (CHN)	260.0 kg	Melbourne, Australia	20 November 1993

Results

Rank	Athlete	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
	Wan Ni (CHN)	84.40	102.5	107.5	110.0		130.0	135.0	137.5		240.0
	Karoliina Lundahl (FIN)	83.10	100.0	105.0	107.5		125.0	127.5	127.5		232.5
	Chen Hsiao-lien (TPE)	100.40	95.0	97.5	97.5	5	130.0	137.5	137.5		227.5
4	Sylvie Iskin (FRA)	96.85	100.0	100.0	102.5		117.5	122.5	122.5	4	225.0
5	Erika Takács (HUN)	96.00	97.5	100.0	100.0	4	120.0	125.0	125.0	5	217.5
6	Stamatia Bontozi (GRE)	108.90	82.5	85.0	87.5	7	110.0	115.0	117.5	6	202.5
7	Decia Stenzel (USA)	85.60	90.0	90.0	95.0	6	105.0	110.0	110.0	7	195.0

References

• Results
• Weightlifting Database